Mexican senators push through reform to boost military control over security
Mexico City Reuters Mexico’s Senate approved a constitutional reform early on Wednesday morning that will give the armed forces control of the civilian-led national guard, in a move critics say gives too much power to the military over law and order. The measure passed the Senate with 86 votes in favour and 42 against, just […]
Mexico sends 1,500 security forces to southern region plagued by gangs
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexico’s government sent over 1,500 security officials including National Guard, army and police to the south of the country on Monday in a bid to shore up security in an area under increasing pressure from organised crime. The taskforce was deployed to the Frontera Comalapa region in the border state of Chiapas […]
US seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end to Title 42
San Diego, US Reuters The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the US-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration when COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42 are set to end on Thursday. Hundreds of specialised investigative agents and air marshals from the US Department of Homeland Security […]
Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the US
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters. Testimony from the nine migrants suggests there were […]
Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest
Almaty, Kazakhstan Reuters Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous province of Karakalpakstan last week, Uzbek authorities said on Monday – the worst bout of violence in the Central Asian nation in 17 years. Security forces detained 516 people during the protests, which broke out over plans to curtail Karakalpakstan’s […]
Migrants injured after clashes with National Guard troops in southern Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Dozens of migrants traveling north to Mexico City clashed with the National Guard in the southern state of Chiapas on Thursday, near to where a Cuban national was killed on Sunday by the militarized police force. The group of mostly Central American women and children resumed their journey on Monday in […]
Mexico’s National Guard kills Cuban migrant, wounds four others as caravan advances
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters A Cuban migrant was shot dead by the Mexican National Guard and four others were wounded after the vehicle they were in did not stop when ordered to do so, Mexican authorities said on Tuesday. The shooting occurred early on Sunday in the southern state of Chiapas, in an area where […]
Mexican officials cut off new migrant caravan, breaking up main group
Huixtla, Mexico Reuters Mexican security and migration officials early on Sunday blocked the passage of a new migrant caravan, detaining several people, as the government moved to break up the group just a day after it set off from southern Mexico for the United States. At around 5am local time, members of Mexico’s National Guard […]
Lifestory: National Guard sleeping in the Capitol an echo of Civil War
As National Guard troops sleep in the US Capitol ahead of this week’s presidential inauguration, ALLEN G BREED, of Associated Press, recalls the experience of his great-grandfather, a doctor during the American Civil War…
Updated: “It was a non-event”: US capitals see few protesters after bracing for violence
Updated: 12pm (AEDT) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania/Lansing, Michigan, US Reuters Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the President’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations. More than a dozen states activated National Guard troops […]